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- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Public Sector Allowances (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: The capitalist press, notably the sections owned by tax avoiding billionaire exiles, regularly uses the anachronistic nature of many allowances to ridicule, undermine and treat with contempt public sector workers in general. It tries to create the impression that all such workers are living as if they own goldmines. If the interests of the public sector in the Department of the Taoiseach...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times officials from his Department have attended Clearing House Group meetings; and the issues that were discussed. [49712/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach not find it extraordinary that what is essentially an arm of the Government is an institutionalised conduit for the world's financiers and financial speculators to have a decisive influence on Government policy in respect of crucial issues - the taxing of super wealth, financial speculation, etc. - which could have an effect on their profits? Whereas lobbying is part of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----one of which is dedicated to dealing with the participation of hedge funds - including vulture capitalists - which have wreaked enormous damage internationally as a result of their speculation and related activities. Is it not extraordinary that these entities have such inordinate influence on Government policy? How on earth could they do anything other than oppose measures that would...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: They should be taken into public ownership and under democratic control.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of tax cases in the following bands (details supplied) that are composed of individual earners as opposed to couples. [49623/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Finance the current average effective rate of tax including PRSI and universal social charge of persons earning within the bands (details supplied) and the amount of additional revenue that would be collected if the nominal and effective rates were adjusted. [49624/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge (13 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date; the number that have been registered by persons who registered two or more properties and the number of persons that have registered two or more properties for the household charge. [49617/12]
- Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: The tragic death of Ms Savita Halappanavar at Galway University Hospital followed the denial of a medical termination of an unviable pregnancy. According to her husband, when Ms Halappanavar requested a termination she was refused and allegedly told, "This is a Catholic country." Medical commentary today suggests a termination in Ireland under these circumstances would normally happen....
- Topical Issue Debate: Death of Ms Savita Halappanavar (14 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: Like the Taoiseach, the Minister's response to the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar is utterly inadequate. There is prima facie evidence which makes a powerful case that her life could have been saved with the termination of her unviable pregnancy. The Minister had a prepared script but now I ask him to answer the questions that are being put. Are there hospitals in this State whose...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (14 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost to the State of hosting the Presidency of the EU. [44571/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Presidency (14 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions and meetings he has had with other EU leaders in preparation for Ireland's Presidency of the EU in 2013. [49711/12]
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: There is powerful prima facie evidence that the ethos of one church in this State was applied in order to deny Savita Halappanavar a life-saving medical termination in respect of an unviable pregnancy. Will the Tánaiste see to it that the Minister for Health immediately puts forward an emergency statutory instrument to instruct all hospitals that no woman's life should be put in...
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: A vibrant debate is under way so why does the Government not publish the expert group's report today? The latter could hopefully help to inform and focus the debate to which I refer.
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: What is the point in holding on to the report? Will the Tánaiste ensure that the report is published today?
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: When?
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: I asked a specific question-----
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: Under Standing Orders-----
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----I am entitled to ask about the timescale relating to a debate.
- Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)
Joe Higgins: We have just asked for the Tánaiste to provide a timescale.